The Fan Wing!

[CaptainMatt]

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The FanWing experimental aircraft opens up a new field of aerodynamics. Engineers have tried for over seventy-five years to find a means of integral lift and thrust using a horizontal-axis wing rotor. Some of these attempts began to get off the ground but none stayed up there. The privately developed FanWing concept is a new departure: the prototype models are capable of controlled and sustained flight and are now already being developed for commercial use as UAV surveillance craft.


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http://fanwing.com/

 

[jonnyb]

That is the ugliest piece of crap I've ever seen. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[JDMcFly]

cool

 

[MarineNav]

Hello Capt.

I'd hate to have to pre-flight that "wing"! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Seems like the FanWing will have a very small niche, if it ever get commercially produced, that is. It's supposed to be quiet, but with all of those moving parts in the airstream, I'm not so sure. Reminds me of a wheat thresher or manual (push powered) lawn mower. I suppose it will require the creation of a new rating...something like "Reciprocating Wing". The FanWIng website has reached it's bandwidth limit, so I'm not able to tell whether both "wings" rotate at the same RPM or not. If so, are they joined? If not, can the pilot manually make them spin at different rates?

Thanks,

JR